Traditional activities and climate characteristics of summer solar terms
Traditional activities of summer solar terms
1, fishing festival
For coastal fishermen, every year during the hot summer, it is the harvest season after the hot summer; The annual grand fishing festival will be held in the coastal areas of Zhejiang Province, and it is decided to hold a grand fishing ceremony on the day when fishing is closed in the East China Sea to see the fishermen off to sea. Because; At this time, the water temperature in the sea area is still high, and the fish will still stay around the sea area, and the fish, shrimp and shellfish are mature. Therefore, from this time on, people can often enjoy all kinds of seafood.
2. Travel to welcome autumn
Worshipping ancestors to welcome autumn in summer is mostly related to the folk customs before and after the solar terms. Around the summer vacation, there will be folk activities to celebrate the Central Plains, commonly known as "July 30" or "Central Plains Festival". In the old days, there was a ceremony to open the gate of hell from the beginning of July until the gate of hell closed at the end of the month, and Purdue giving activities were held. It is said that Purdue activities started with the opening of the gate of hell, and then lanterns were erected and river lanterns were set off, causing lonely souls and wild ghosts; The main body is to build Pudu altar, build solitary shed, and intervene in robbing orphans. Finally, it ends with closing the gate of hell. Today, it has become the main activity time for ancestor worship. In addition, after summer, autumn is getting stronger, which is a good time for people to go swimming in the suburbs to meet autumn scenery. After the heat, even the clouds in the sky seem to be evacuated and free, unlike the thick clouds in the heat. There has always been a saying among the people that "seeing a clever cloud in July and August" means "going out to welcome autumn".
3. River lamp
River lanterns, also known as "lotus lanterns", usually put lights or candles on the base, and put them into rivers, lakes and seas during the Mid-Autumn Festival to let them float. River lanterns are for ghosts such as drowning in Purdue water. A passage in Hong Xiao's Biography of Hulan River is the best footnote of this custom: "July 15th is Ghost Festival; You damn fool can't keep alive, and it's hard to wander in hell. They want to support themselves, but they can't find the direction. On this day, the dead fool holds the river lantern and has to support it for a lifetime. "
Step 4 pick diamonds
Ling, also known as Huang, was born in and can be seen everywhere. The color of water chestnut is different, whether it is green, red or purple. Its shape has two corners, a triangle, four corners and no corners. Water chestnut can be roughly divided into two kinds: domestic water chestnut and wild water chestnut. Jialing is planted in the pond, with big leaves and big fruits; Natural growth in the lake, for the wild water chestnut, small leaves, straight horns, stinging. Ling is sweet in taste and flat in nature. It can clear away heat, relieve summer heat, relieve dysentery, detoxify and nourish, calm the stomach, nourish the five internal organs, satisfy hunger and make people fit. All rivers and ponds are productive. Whenever the new autumn, or dark red and light red, or dark green and light blue, floats on the water, rural women often use diamond barrels or blue claws to pick it up and down. Breeze, laughter, gurgling water, endless fun. The shadow of the lake and the shadow of the hairpin, which are shrouded in clouds and temples, is a scenic spot. Liang Wudi has a poem: "The girl in the south of the Yangtze River is in perfect harmony with her wrist rope, and the laurel tree is out of song." Li Bai also wrote a poem: "Lingge can't be sung in spring." It can be seen that since the Six Dynasties, the singing style of picking ling was very prosperous, and it was also very common for scholars to recite poems and compose fu.
Around midsummer, water chestnuts are flourishing, women are dressed in dresses, singing while singing, the breeze is slow, and the boat is swaying slightly, which is called the joy of life.
Step 5 plant water chestnut
Planting water chestnut in summer has many advantages. Fresh sunflower horns are sweet and cooked, which can replace food to satisfy hunger. The roots of water chestnut can be eaten as vegetables, and the shells of water chestnut can be used as medicine. Old and hard black diamond shells, after being burnt to ashes, can be smeared with sesame oil to cure head and face yellow, water sores, nameless swelling and poison, etc.
If the water chestnut is mashed and soaked, and the powder is clear, it can nourish the spleen and stomach, strengthen the knees, replenish qi and fight hunger, strengthen water, and clear away heat and toxic materials after eating. Taking water chestnut powder and rice to cook porridge can benefit the stomach and relieve internal heat. Rural people often boil water chestnut and dry it in the sun. Fried broken rice, porridge and fruit can replace grain storage, and tender water chestnut can be directly listed for sale. Ling can not only increase farmers' economic benefits, but also prepare for famine. It's easy to grow and doesn't need much money. When Su Dongpo was the magistrate of Hangzhou in the Song Dynasty, he recruited people to plant Ling in the West Lake, and the proceeds were used to build a lake embankment.
Step 6 eat ducks
There is a custom of eating ducks in summer, because old ducks are sweet and cold. There are many kinds of practices, such as boiled duck, lemon duck, ginger duck, roast duck, lotus leaf duck and walnut duck. Beijing still retains this custom. Usually, on that day in summer, Beijingers will go to the store to buy lily ducks and so on.
Step 7 pour water to cool down
The custom of splashing water is not only found in China, but also in Japan. During the one-month period from the hot summer to the hot summer, there is a custom of organizing water splashing to cool down all over the country.
Climatic characteristics of summer solar terms
Autumn is crisp.
After the summer, whenever cold air affects our country, if the air is dry, it will often bring windy weather, and if there is warm and humid airflow in the atmosphere, it will often form a decent autumn rain. After every storm, especially after the rain, people will feel more obvious cooling.
So there is a saying: "an autumn rain (wind) is a cold." There may be a large precipitation process in the north and south Jianghuai areas. The temperature dropped significantly, and the temperature difference between day and night increased. It is sunny after the rain, and people often don't adapt to the cold and hot changes at the turn of summer and autumn. Careless can easily lead to respiratory diseases, gastroenteritis, colds and other diseases, so it is called "eventful autumn".
difference in temperature
It is not enough to describe the summer solar terms from the end of August to the beginning of September simply by the beginning of temperature drop. Temperature drop is just one of the phenomena. The reasons behind this phenomenon are as follows: first, the direct point of the sun continues to move southward, and the solar radiation weakens; Second, the subtropical high moved southward by leaps and bounds, and the Mongolian cold high began to itch to try, punching and kicking, showing its edge.
Southern "autumn tiger"
Although the subtropical high, which is dominant in summer, strides south, it will never give up its advantage easily and retreat to the sea of the western Pacific easily. In the southern region under its control, people who feel a little cold in autumn often feel hot weather at the end of summer, which is a veritable "autumn tiger". For areas that are out of the dog days and have severe summer drought, if they continue to be controlled by subtropical high, it is often easy to form drought in summer and autumn, which greatly advances the fire prevention period in autumn and needs vigilance. What needs to be said is that the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River often welcome the crisp autumn spring after the autumn tiger weather, but it will wait until after 10.
What exercise is suitable for summer solar terms?
jogging
Jogging is also an ideal autumn exercise, which can enhance blood circulation and improve heart function. Improve blood supply to the brain and oxygen supply to brain cells, reduce cerebral arteriosclerosis and make the brain work normally. Running can also effectively stimulate metabolism, increase energy consumption and help to lose weight and keep fit. For the elderly, running can greatly reduce muscle atrophy and obesity caused by inactivity; Reduce the aging of cardiopulmonary function; It can lower cholesterol, reduce arteriosclerosis and help prolong life. Recently, scientists also found that people who insist on jogging are less likely to get cancer. Of course, the process of jogging is actually experiencing an "air bath". If people are often in polluted air, they will feel tired, weak limbs and reduce work efficiency. Therefore, both healthy people and sick people should take part in outdoor activities and breathe more fresh air. Autumn is a good time to go out and exercise in nature. In a day, if you have 1-2 hours to breathe fresh air outdoors, take out about 40 minutes for jogging, which will not only make you sick, but also enhance your physique and energy.
cold bath
The so-called cold water bath is to take a bath with cold water between 5 and 20℃, and the natural water temperature in autumn is within this range. The health care function of cold water bath is very obvious. First of all, it can strengthen the nerve's exciting function, and make you refreshed and clear-headed after bathing. Second, cold water bath can enhance the body's resistance to diseases, which is called "vascular gymnastics"; Thirdly, cold water bath also helps to enhance digestive function, and has a certain auxiliary treatment effect on chronic gastritis, gastroptosis and constipation. The cold water bath exercise must adopt a step-by-step method: the temperature gradually decreases in autumn, and the human body gradually adapts to the cold cold water, so that in late autumn and winter, the cold water bath will not feel too cold. The cold water bath should be gradual, including the bathing parts from local to whole body, with the water temperature from high to low and the bathing time from short to long.
Climb the peak
Mountain climbing generally refers to folk mountain climbing. As a kind of sports, the health care function of rock climbing is: it can increase lung ventilation and vital capacity, enhance blood circulation, increase cerebral blood flow and increase urine acidity. Climbing in autumn, due to the unique climate, the change of meteorological elements has some special benefits to human physiological functions. When climbing a mountain, with the height rising in a certain range, the contents of hydrogen ions and negative oxygen ions called "air vitamins" in the atmosphere are increasing. The reduction of air pressure can promote a series of changes in human physiological functions, and can also play an auxiliary role in treating asthma and other diseases, reduce blood sugar and increase hemoglobin and red blood cell count of anemia patients. Climbing in autumn, the temperature changes most frequently, which is beneficial to human health itself: it makes people's body temperature regulation mechanism constantly in a state of tension, thus improving the body's adaptability to environmental changes ("autumn freezing in traditional Chinese medicine" also includes this meaning). Of course, for the elderly and infirm, we can't just emphasize this health care function. Avoid the morning and evening when the temperature is low and climb slowly. When going up and down the mountain, you can adapt to the temperature by adding or subtracting clothes. Patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease. Every effort should be made to prevent accidents.